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Path is still moving forward, a few months back when I was having issues with Facebook I discovered Path. I really liked it and got some of my friends to try it too.... After a week or two it just kind of wilted on the vine. I still have it on my iPhone but just like all social media upstarts it just did not have the magic sauce that would compel people to leave FB. What is that special sauce you may ask? Well I imagine there are thousands of opinions out there but mine is simple. There is no wall..... It is hard to imagine a company being able to patent a wall but some how Facebook must have figured out a way because every upstart avoids that feature. In my opinion Path could be a viable alternative to FB but if they are serious they need to compete directly and let the courts sort out the rest.Here is their PR release

Today we are excited to introduce Path 3. We have added private messaging – the Path take on it – that we hope will help you feel like talking in person, with a hand on your arm, seeing a friend’s scrunched nose, wide smile. That it might make you laugh out loud.

One-to-one and group messaging is made for the smaller, more personal conversations that you want to have on Path. It includes text, voice, location, stickers, songs, books, movies, photos, and videos. There’s utility and context. For example, if you’re running late, you can tap the location button to let a friend know where you are. Or if you don’t have free hands to type, you can record a voice message.